Inaugural Advisory Council

THE VISION

Our center strives to become a self-sustaining hub of accessible programming and resources to campus community innovators and entrepreneurs. CIE educational and applied programming and resources will support innovators and entrepreneurs through ideation, launch, growth, and transition stages. Utilizing the expertise within McCoy College of Business, and the broader campus community, the CIE will meet the needs of innovators and entrepreneurs and will support regional economic growth.

INAUGURAL GOALS OF THE CIE ADVISORY COUNCIL

GOAL #1

Identify and implement relevant and robust programming

GOAL #2

Create a strategic plan for long-term success and growth

GOAL #3

Outline and implement a sustainable funding model

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  • The mission of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), within McCoy College of Business, is to be a globally recognized center for innovation and entrepreneurship. The CIE will provide leading-edge programming to develop innovative and entrepreneurial mindsets and skills, and to support campus innovators and entrepreneurs. Strategic partnerships will facilitate a venture life-cycle programming model to meet campus community needs of ideation, launch, growth, and transition. Strategic deployment of CIE resources will contribute to regional economic growth.  

     

  • The vision of the Texas State University CIE is to become a self-sustaining hub of accessible programming and resources to campus community innovators and entrepreneurs. CIE educational and applied programming and resources will support innovators and entrepreneurs through ideation, launch, growth, and transition stages. Utilizing the expertise within McCoy College of Business, and the broader campus community, the CIE will meet the needs of innovators and entrepreneurs and will support regional economic growth.

  • 1.        Become globally recognized through awards, grants, competitions, and distinguished research within five years.

    2.        Develop an independent, sustainable, and responsible center funding model.

    3.        Implement a venture life cycle programming model (figure 1) to maximize innovation and entrepreneurship through ideation, launch, growth, and transition stages. 

    4.        Engage internal and external community stakeholders to encourage and support venture creation and/or application of the entrepreneurial mindset in future careers.

    5.        Develop internal and external partnerships to assist with identification and provision of resources and programming to serve internal and external community stakeholders to increase the CIE’s national visibility and viability.

    6.        Increase cross-campus engagement and support for, and from, CIE. 

    7.        Provide industry, domain, and market relevant programming for innovators and entrepreneurs.